As you all probably already know that I can never resist the temptation of getting any anime girl figures with a sword and the two figures above are no exception ^^. Kaori Kanzaki 1/8 by Kotobukiya (Yes I know it’s Koto but she has a sword, Koto or not does not matter to me ^^) so it should be interesting to find out if Koto does a good job on this one. Other figure is Clare from Claymore by MegaHouse. It’s pretty old figure but was re-released again last month.

I got Kanzaki Kaori for 6,460 yen and Clare for 5,225 yen from Hobby Search. Not a bad price for both but with the currency rate these days, they become quite expensive. Not to mention the cost of shipping and border fee. /sigh >.> Are you guys cutting back on your figure/figma spending during this recession ?

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The lovely Caren Hortensia 1/8 by Alter which I purchased back in December at DTAC ^^

Haha you are indeed no different from valho from Toys Workz who has a fetish for girls with swords too~ ^^

While I don’t spend much on figures overall, I admit that the recession does have an effect to everybody here. Be it the exchange rate, or simply how much we spend for our daily needs and hobby items.

In terms of what I’ve spent so far this year, I’ve just acquired a figma black hair Shana via auctions, and I will get a few gunpla kits when I come home in 2 weeks time and that’s pretty much it. Not wanting to spend to o much this year while I’m still feeling hopeless on how to face Alter Fate… -_-

Not so much to hold back as I’m not exactly spending much to begin with. Can’t cut back on food anymore since I lost like 10 pounds during the two weeks I had exams (it’s a lot consider I weight less than 130 pounds right now) x.x

Damn that Kanzaki Kotobukiya looks good. I may have to order her…or wait for my local retailer to get it as well…which is what I might end up doing. No monies.
Can I ask how much the shipping and the border fee cost in the end ?

@Optic: Sounds about right. I am down to 1 figure per month most of the time.

@Q: Fetish for girls with swords is very healthy ;0

@Rin: That’s totally different thing lol.

@Balance: Hence, your name is Balance ^^

@Gndynames: I am with you. THe only way to shut up parents to stop pestering about your hobbies is with your mark.

@Blowfish: We all are in the same boat as you ^^;;

@Kurotsuki: Shipping was expensive because it’s EMS and if I remember correctly, it was 3000 yen. If you just get Kanzaki alone, you won’t get charged by border fee (In Canada at least, not sure where you are though).

@Shiddo: Impulse buying is killing my pocket ^^;;. As a Saber fan, I avoid Gift Saber like a plague.

urgh , so rough estimate , it would cost 124 $CA just for Kanzaki. bleh , I really love her and this figure looks great , but I think ill just wait for my local retailer to eventually have her someday . ;_;